Grow Grit & Virtue (In Pursuit of God)

Grow Grit & Virtue (In Pursuit of God)

Facing the Front: Why Who We’re With is Who We Become

Belonging is our deepest need and greatest danger.

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Thad Cardine
Apr 08, 2025
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Face the front. Resist conformity.

Years ago, a curious little film crew from Candid Camera staged an experiment that feels as unsettlingly familiar today as ever. A man steps into an elevator. Seven others are already inside. Without a word, they all turn to face the back wall.

What does he do?

At first, he hesitates. Puzzled. You can almost see the gears…

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